Cover Drive

Cover Drive were a four-piece band from Barbados consisting of Amanda Reifer, T-Ray Armstrong, Barry "Bar-Man" Hill and Jamar Harding.

Cover Drive
Background information
Origin	Barbados
Genres	R&B pop reggae hip hop dance
Years active	2010–2018
Labels	Polydor LAB Records Cherrytree
Associated acts	Rihanna Dappy Far East Movement Jennifer Lopez
Website	wearecoverdrive.com
Members	Amanda Reifer T-Ray Armstrong Barry 'Bar-Mon' Hill Jamar Harding

The band began by performing covers of popular songs and posting them on Youtube. The band was signed by record label Global Talent, part of Polydor Records. They were an opening act for Rihanna on her Loud Tour.

Career

Amanda met T-Ray when she became his babysitter. T-Ray was in the same year at school as Jamar although not in the same school. Amanda met Bar-Man at college because they were in the same year.

They were signed to Polydor Records in April 2011. Their album Bajan Style contained four singles. "Lick Ya Down", "Twilight" and "Sparks" all entered the top ten in the United Kingdom whilst "Explode" peaked at number 29. The album itself peaked at number 14 on release on 7 May 2012.

They also appeared on Far East Movement's single "Turn Up The Love" which peaked at number 13 in the UK and in the top twenty in six other countries.